Blessed Pere Cunill Padrós
- 12 August
- 13 August as one of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro
Profile
Pedro’s family was in the sausage business. He early felt a call to the priesthood and religious life. Studied at the seminary of Vic, Spain. Joined the Claretians in Cervera, Spain in 1922. Ordained in 1927 in Vic. Administrator of the diocese seminary in Barbastro, Spain in 1932. Appointed superior of his house after the previous superiors were murdered. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Pere Cunill Padrós“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 August 2015. Web. 27 June 2017. <>